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Nikka 21 Year Old "Taketsuru" Pure Malt Japanese Whisky

Nikka 21 Year Old "Taketsuru" Pure Malt Japanese Whisky

95WE
$599.99

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Wine Enthusiast

Reviewed December 2014
Scented with honey and dried apricots, this blended Japanese whisky is remarkably soft for a 21-year-old bottling, with just the evidence of oak tannins as a reminder of age. Complex flavors included mellow, rounded vanilla and caramel, peach and apricot, orange peel, plus a light cover of smoke fading to toffee and citrus on the long finish. (KN)

Notes

After Nikka's 21 year old whisky won "World's Best Blended Malt" for 2010 (remember this is a blended single malt, not a blended whisky -- meaning there's no grain whisky added), we were flooded with emails from customers wondering where they could get it. "You can't" we were forced to say, "unless you're willing to travel out of the country." Years later we're finally sitting on our own supply at K&L! The complexity of spice and nuance on the palate of the 21 year is incredible -- rich, round fruit, cocoa, exotic spices, and even a hint of soy sauce -- and the finish goes on forever. This is not something we anticipate being able to keep in stock regularly given both the pent up demand and the quality.

Details

TypeSingle Malt Scotch
VarietalMalt
OriginJapan
Bottle Size750 mL
SKU1139999